Confronting Al Qaeda - The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy in Al Anbar

Informationen zum Autor Martha L. Cottam is C.O. Johnson Distinguished Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, Washington State University, and director, Washington State University Institute for the Study of Intercommunal Conflict.Joe W. Huseby is an instructor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, Washington State University.Bruno Baltodano is a professor of Political Science at Florida SouthWestern State College. Klappentext Based on interviews with tribal Sheiks involved in the Awakening and their American military counterparts, Confronting al Qaeda is a study of decision-making processes and the political psychology of the Sunni Awakening. It traces the change in U.S. military strategy that permitted the collaboration between the Sunni tribes and the U.S. forces. Zusammenfassung Based on interviews with tribal Sheiks involved in the Awakening and their American military counterparts! Confronting al Qaeda is a study of decision-making processes and the political psychology of the Sunni Awakening. It traces the change in U.S. military strategy that permitted the collaboration between the Sunni tribes and the U.S. forces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2: US Intervention and the Birth of the Insurgency in al Anbar Chapter 3: The Tribes: High Expectations and Disappointment Chapter 4 The Violence Escalates Chapter 5: The Awakening Spreads Chapter 6: Epilogue and Conclusion

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• Authors: Martha L. Cottam, Martha L. Huseby Cottam, Cottam Martha L., Joe W. Huseby, Huseby Joe W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2016
• EAN: 9781442264854
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6485-4
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history, Iraq, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Iraq War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General